Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-30

PITrsBURo. Pa, May 28.-The OH
ctal report from the scene of the &C ii
dent 1T Horseshoe Bend, on the Penn
sylvAnia railroad, last night, Just fur
nished by the railroad company, statel
that six were killed and eight Injured
superintendent Pitcairn OF the Penn.
sylvanis railroad in speaking of the
cause of the accident, said: .'It Ia one
or those things that Providence keeps
us from 80 often. The accident speakt
Tor itself, and shows that the freight
train was not running fast, or more cars
would have been wrecked. Twas una.
voidable. The cause that has been
given for the accident is broken axle.
1t was Q very sad accident, bat eome-
thing that could not be avoided"
The ill.fated train arrived OF the
Union Depot, In this city, at 4sO
O'Clock this morning, with some ninety
passengers aboard. Almost tho f,rs,
person to step from the train was Miss
McMshon, . school teacher In Florida,
who was on her way to her home in
Beaver Falls, this State. Miss Nc
Mahon furnished nm account Of the
awful catastrophe which overlook The
fast liue train. The story is best told in
her own words, as follows:
II was sitting about the middle oil
the second coach from the engine. The
train was running at q high rate ol
speed when the accident happened. The
shock WAS terrific. wns thrown vIo
lently against the seat in front Of me,
The train stopped suddenly. In q min
ute all was confusion, and was Ut q
loss 10 know what had happened.
coon heard shrieks from the passen Qers
In the coach In the rear of tho one was
In, ana at once knew that something
awful bad happened. raised the
window and looked out. The sight
frightened me. The entire sides of the
two coaches Immediately in tho rear OF
the one WAS in were crushed in. 1
could see the passengers climbing ont
over the coal cars lying on the adjoin.
Ing track. The passengers who were
not injured assisted in removing the
Killed and wounded. 1t was . sight
that will never forget. Several wo.
men In the car swOoned away when
they taw what bad happened.
Mr.. j. n. Peach, OF Bellevue, Mifflln
County, this State, was = passenger on
the third coach from the smok Ing car
and related q graphic account Of the
heartrendtDg scenes which followed the
death dealing crash. II was sitting"
he said, "sbOut four seats to the rear Of
Dale Graham. When the trains collided
the entire side of our coach was crushed
In and young Grahsm was literally
buried beneath the ruing. But a moan
escaped his lips and be must have died
instantly, for ho WAS about the first
Victim We set about to recover. When
extricated from the wreck his form ves
lifelesn. The eide of the car was crushed
down on top Of him, and this, with q
large quantity Of COOL from the freight
car, had crushed the young mans life
before any assistance could be rem
dsred.
N never whnt to witness such dis
tressing scenes again. 1t makes my
flesh qutyer when think about It. The
piercing shrieks OF women, mingled
with the agoniz ng crles' of men, com.
pietely oyerpowers me now, although
when the sad calamity occurred m sn.
aged to keep possession of my Penses
and aided In rescutng the victims 10 thu
best OF my ability. We must have beer
runping at the rate OF about thirty
milos al hour at the time the collision
occurred, and the freight, I shoult
judge, was going about twelve miles ar
hour. The freight was heavily load 81
and the terrible crash caused q pani,
among the passengers. am surpriset
that three times as many were no
dashed into eterDt tty."